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by Change | 9 Nov 2009

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Welsh school children are being given a glimpse of the world of drug addiction and criminality in a new education programme, it has been reported.

A new education programme is giving Welsh teenagers a glimpse into the lives of drug dealers and addicts, reports the BBC.

Run by a community safety partnership, the pilot scheme is targeting pupils aged 13 and 14 at Ysgol Gyfun Llangefni on Anglesey.

Former dealers and users have been invited into the school to help pupils understand the links between drugs and alcohol and crime, anti-social behaviour and road accidents.

Gareth Bayley Hughes, project coordinator for Ynys Mon Community Safety Partnership, told the news service the volunteers will be touching on personal experiences to highlight the dangers posed by drugs on individuals, their families and society in general.

As part of the day of discussions and activities, students were given the chance to watch the Choose Life play, written by a group of former offenders.

Question and answer sessions included information and advice from other groups including the Ynys Mon and Gwynedd Youth Justice Service, Anglesey's Road Safety Team, and North Wales Police.

According to the Choose Life Project website, the educational play has been performed to around 15,000 youngsters since the organisation was founded in the mid-1990s.

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